Overview Curatorial Departments Near Eastern Antiquities Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Islamic Art Sculptures Decorative Arts Paintings Introduction Selected Works Latest Acquisitions Traveling Works Works in Focus Bibliography Timeline Maps Research Centers Prints and Drawings Kaleidoscope Databases My Personal Space Demo Sign In to My Space Forgot Your Password? Donate Online Professionals Overview Journalists Companies Tourism Professionals Professionals & Associations Teachers Young People (Under 30) Overview Under-18s 18 to 30s Support the Louvre	Home - Collection - Curatorial Departments - Paintings - Selected Works - French Painting Paintings : French Painting Hippolyte Flandrin Nude Youth Sitting by the Sea 1836 © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier - M. Bard Details Technical information Hippolyte Flandrin Nude Youth Sitting by the Sea Study of a figure 1836 Oil on canvas H: 98 cm; L: 1.24 m Purchased by Napoleon III's civil list in 1857, gift of the emperor M.I. 171 Paintings Interactive floor plans Author(s) Vincent Pomarède ... 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 ... Back to list   Nude Youth Sitting by the Sea Like the Oedipus painted by Flandrin's master Ingres, this study of a nude youth was sent to Paris in 1837 as representative of the work of the fourth-year students at the French Academy in Rome. Ingres' purism is here taken to extremes: the human body is close to achieving the primeval form of the circle. Description Classical esthetics and contemporary tastes This refined nude is a perfect example of the neo-classical esthetic practised by Ingres' students. The backdrop of a seascape heightens the rather eerie atmosphere of the scene, showing how this generation of artists undertook to renew the classical esthetic and realign it with contemporary tastes. Hippolyte Flandrin was a superb portrait painter, one of Ingres' most talented disciples, and one of the finest exponents of neo-classical art. He is also one of the major figures in the history of religious painting in the 19th century. The 1855 Universal Exhibition The painting was sent from Rome to Paris in 1836 as an example of the students' work. It was shown at the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris and was purchased in 1857 by Napoleon III's civil list. The emperor then donated the work to the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris. Documentation ... 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 ... Back to list

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